The conversations you never practiced.

You spent years learning to write code. You had zero practice with the conversations that decide whether that code ships, gets funded, or pays you what it's worth.

• Technical
  Interview Diana picks apart your system design. She asks why you chose that architecture. She asks what you'd do differently. You have 90 seconds. Go.
• Salary
  Negotiation Rachel says the band is fixed. She says your offer is already competitive. She says she'll need to check with finance. You know exactly what that means.
• Code Review
  Defence Your PR is getting picked apart. Every decision you made is being questioned. You have to defend it without sounding defensive. Practice that.
• Investor
  Pitch Marcus asks about your moat. He asks why you aren't dead in six months. He asks why now. If you're building something, you will face this.
• Client
  Objection Derek says your price is too high. He has an incumbent. He says he'll need to run this by legal. You have one chance to keep this deal alive.